Automatic transmissions, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · Indiana
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC
Bluffton, IN · ~287 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Automatic transmissions, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC: 3.0 TCR = 55% of Automatic transmissions, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC safety composite
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−1.1
2016→2024
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC injury rate improved
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC's TCR fell 1.1 from 2.1 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=6.8 · 2021=4.3 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336350 · Bluffton, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.0 · 55% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #20/41
- PHOTO ZF-Lafayette
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~287 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ZF-Lafayette (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC
3 TCR
- ZF-Lafayette
ZF-Lafayette
3 TCR
- EFI Alabama
EFI Alabama
3 TCR
- Honda Transmis
Honda Transmission Mfg - Georgia Campus
3 TCR
- ZF-Rogersville
ZF-Rogersville
3 TCR
What this shows Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC averages 3.0 TCR (55% of the Automatic transmissions, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=6.8 · 2021=4.3 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1 · BLS 5.4
Where Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC falls in its industry
320 Automatic transmissions, autom establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 41 Automatic transmissions, autom employers in Indiana.
Metaldyne M & A Bluffton LLC has more employees than the Automatic transmissions, automotive, tru median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336350 · IN · Bluffton
320 Automatic transmissions, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 38 employers in Bluffton, IN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | ZF-Lafayette | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EFI Alabama | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honda Transmission Mfg - Georgia Campus | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ZF-Rogersville | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer 296 | 287 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1356 | 287 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cabinetworks Group | 288 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenville Technology inc | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | K181-D181 | 1,022 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 181-DC181 | 964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hersheys Salty Snacks | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bluffton Motor Works, LLC | 358 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cobb Property Services | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Calloway's Store 125 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manteo High | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gestamp Chattanooga III | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1051D - Caledonia Distribution | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 311 - 28th St-Grand Rapids | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Albea Shelbyville | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Century Construction Group, LLC | 287 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.